Small Back-Seat Rider Is a Breeze

It was a near-perfect day for a ride to the grocery store, writes Lori Borgman. Dreamstime/TNS

By Lori Borgman From Tribune News Service

I am about to make my umpteenth trip to the grocery and am not happy about it. Having gathered my shopping essentials — wallet, car keys, cellphone, a list in illegible handwriting, reading glasses and a small chip on my shoulder — I hear a soft voice ask, “Grandma, can I go with you?”